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    Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling (1813-95) and Fanny Stirling (1842-1929)

    c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860

    Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913670

    This unusual carte-de-visite depicts the actors Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling (1815–95) and her daughter Fanny Stirling (1842–1929).  Mary,  seated, holds up an empty frame to frame the face of her daughter. 

    • annotation: Mrs Stirling & daughter./ Reproduced [beneath work]

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